Voting mechanism for voting-machines.



C. C. ABBOTT.

VOTING MBGHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY ze, 1909.

1,105,597. Patented Aug. 4, 1914 8 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Olds O Gull/Wensen THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

C. C. ABBOTT.

VOTING MEGHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY ze, 1909.

1,105,597. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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COLUMN REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTIC PROHIBITION enemy THE NORRIS PETERS Cc PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D C

C. C. ABBOTT.

VOTING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28 Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. FHOT0-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C4

`c. c. ABBOTT. VOTING MBCHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2B, 1909. 1,105,597, Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

8 SHEETS-SHEETv 4.

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'IHE NORRIS PETERS CQ. FHOTO-LI'IHO.. WASHINGTON. D. f

C. C. ABBOTT. VOTING MBCHANISM PoR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28,'1909.

1,105,597. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

THE NDRRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO4 WASHINGTON. D. C

C. C. ABBOTT.

VOTING MBCHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 11111213.1909.

1,1 05,597. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

C. C. ABBOTT.

VOTING MEGHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909.

1 1 05,597. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 7.

THE NDRRIS PETERS CO PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. DV C.

8 SHBBTSSHEET 8.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

C. C. ABBOTT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909.

VOTING MEGHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. ABBOTT, 0F PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO TRIUMPH VOTING MACHINE COMPANY, 0F PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION 0F NEW JERSEY.

VOTING MECHANISM FOR VOTING-MACHINES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES C. Ao'rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittslield, count)T of Berkshire, State 0f Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Voting Mechanism for Voting-Machines, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to the portion of the mechanism of a voting machine which has to do with the casting of the votes, and I have shown it as applied to a horizontal machine, so called, in which the names of party candidates are placed in horizontal lines called party lines and the names of all candidates for the same oiice are placed in vertical columns, called office lines or columns, although of course the mechanism may be arranged otherwise if preferred.

The general object of the invention is to provide voting mechanism that will render it easy for the voter to vote for thej candidates of his choice whether in one or in a plurality of party lines, will protect the voter against knowledge by others as to how he has voted and will render it impossible for the voter to vote fraudulently.

It is one of the objects of the invention to render it impossible to place the entire pull of a party lever upon a voting member to move the same from the non-voting to the voting position; in other words, to protect the voting members against injury by means of power applied to a party lever. In carrying out this portion of my invention I have especially provided for two different conditions. One is, where one or more office lines are disconnected from the party levers so that when party levers are operated the disconnected oice lines will not be affected. This is necessary in using a cumulative voting attachment where additional office lines are used, some of which are not connected to party levers; also in case of nomination by petition, where one slack is placed in the interlocking members of two oice lines, one line having the regular party nominees and being connected to the party levers, the other line having the petition nominees and being disconnected from the party levers. I have also provided for a condition in which no Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1909.

Patented Aug. 4f, 1914.

Serial No. 509,991.

provision is made for disconnecting the oflice lines from the party levers.

With the above and other objects in view, I have devised the novel mechanism which I will now describe, referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and using reference characters to indicate the several parts.

Figure l is an elevation partly broken away showing the voting mechanism assembled, the parts being in the normal position, that is before any of the mechanisms of the machine have been operated; Fig. l is an elevation of the machine as a whole looking at the rear or voting face thereof. Fig, 2 a section on an enlarged scale on the line 2 2 in Fig. l, certain of the parts being omitted for the sake of clearness in illustration; Fig. 3 a detail elevation showing one party line in the voted position, the cam bar being in the raised position and the catches having been raised to unlock the party lines; Fig. 3 a detail plan View corresponding with Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3b a detail view of the link detached; Fig. l a section on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 a detail elevation on an enlarged scale of the lower party line, the position of the parts corresponding with Fig. 1;l Fig. 6 a section on the line 6 6 in Fig. 5; Fig. 6a a detail plan view on an enlarged scale; Fig. 6b a detail elevation on an enlarged scale, the point of view being the reverse of that in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 a detail elevation showing an interlocking member and the mechanism connecting the releasing and restricting mechanisms, the part-s being in the unlocked position; Fig. 7a a detail view illustrating the operation of a voting member upon'an interlocking member; Fig. 8 a plan view of a portion of the restricting mechanism corresponding with Fig. 7; Fig. 9 a detail elevation showing a restricting arm connected to the restricting bar and in the restricting position, the point of view being the reverse from Fig. 7; Fig. l0 a similar view, the parts being in the non-restricting position; Fig. 11 a similar view, the double arm being locked out of operative position; Fig. 12 an elevation with framework in section showing the connection of a voting member with a party bar and a restricting bar; Fig. 13 an elevation as seen from the right in Fig. 12; Fig. 14 a detail elevation, which see in connection with Fig. 12, showing a voting member disconnected from the party bar, and also showing portions of the restricting and releasing mechanisms; Fig. 15 a detail elevation as seen from the right in Fig. 14 (see in connection with Fig. 18) Fig. 16 a section on the line 16-16 in Fig. 15 looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 17 a detail plan view corresponding approximately with Fig. 2 illustrating a modified form of the invention; Fig. 17a a view corresponding approximately with Fig. 3b showing the modified form of link detached; Fig. 18 a detail elevation pertaining to the same modification and corresponding ap'- proximately with Fig. 1, the parts being in the normal or locked position; Fig. 18a a detail sectional View; Fig. 19 a view similar to Fig. 18 showing the position of the parts when a party line has been voted; Fig. 2() a similar view showing the position of the parts when a split vote has been cast, or there has been scratching; Fig. 21 a detail elevation corresponding approximately with Fig. 3 illustrating another modified form of the invention, the parts being in position to illustrate a split vote or scratching, so called; Fig. 22 a similar view illustrating the position of the parts when a party vote has been cast; and Fig. 23 is a similar view corresponding approximately with Fig. 1 showing the parts in their normal or locked position, that is before any of the mechanisms of the machine have been operated.

30 denotes the individual voting members as a whole, which I shall hereafter refer to as voting members. Each voting member comprises a number of parts which will be hereafter specifically indicated by numbers.

31 denotes the party bars which correspond in number with the party lines of the machine, 32 'the resetting bars which correspond in number with the party bars and 33 a special resetting bar for the releasing mechanism and for a locking bar 34.

35 denotes an operating bar for the resetting mechanism and 36 a cam bar which is actuated by the entrance mechanism previous to the casting of a vote. The entrance and exit operating mechanism is not shown as specifically it forms no portion of the present invention. The cam bar is provided with a plurality of vertical slots 37, with a plurality of vertical and inclined slots 38 at its upper end in alinelnent with slots 33 with a similar slot 39 having at its upper end an enlargement 40 relating to the question mechanism (not shown) and at its lower end with a similar slot 41 having at its lower end an enlargement 42 to permit movement of special resetting bar 33 by the resetting lever, presently to be described.

43 denotes the framework of the machine which is formed from plates of sheet metal formed to shape and riveted together. Vherever necessary special portions of the framework will be indicated by specific numbers. The various bars of the machine, both vertical and horizontal, are supported and guided by the various horizontals and other parts of the framework. rlhe party bars and the resetting bars are connected to the cam bar by means of double links 44 which slide between brackets 45 which are riveted to the framework, cotter pins 46 retaining the links against lateral movement. The connection of the links to the party bars and the resetting bars is by means of pins 47 which pass through slots 48 in4 the party and resetting bars and are fixed in the double links. The connection between the double links and the cam bar is by means of rollers (see dotted lines Figs. 1, 3 and 5), which are carried by pins 49 and engage slots 38 in the cam bar. Brackets 45 also serve as guides for the cam bar. Special resetting bar 33 is connected to the cam bar by means of a double link 190 which straddles the bar, is pivoted to said link as at 191, slides between brackets 45 and is provided with a pin 49 carrying a roller which engages slot 41 in the cam bar.

50 denotes latches which are pivoted, as at 51, to brackets 52 riveted to cross pieces 53 themselves riveted to the framework. The latches are provided with pins 54 which engage vertical slots 37 in the cam bar. The forward ends of the latches are provided with offsets 55 which rest upon the upper edges of the party bars and are adapted to coact with shoulders 56 on dogs 57 rigidly secured to the party bars to lock the party bars until the latches are raised, as will presently be more fully explained. 58 denotes similar dogs rigidly secured to the resetting bars. Dogs 57 and 58 are both provided with slots 48 corresponding with the slots in the party and resetting bars and pins 47 pass through the bars, the dogs and the double links.

59 denotes double bell crank levers pivoted on pins 189 supported by the framework and cross pieces 53 (see Fig. 4). One arm of each lever is provided with a cross-pin 60, shouldered in practice, which lies in a slot 61 in operating bar 35, the branches of the arm straddling the bar. The other arm of each lever is provided with a cross pin 62 which engages and is engaged by arms G3 and 64 which project respectively from dogs 57 and 58 on the party and resetting bars.

65 is the question controlling bar which is operated by means of the cam bar; but

66 denotes the resetting shaft which is journaled in the framework and carries a resetting lever 67 lying outside the case of the machine.

68 is a crank on shaft G6 which is connected to ope-rating bar 35 by means of a link ($9 made double in practice.

70 denotes a cam plate which is riveted to bar 35 and cooperates with an outwardly extending` lug 71 on a plate 72 which is riveted to special resetting bar 33, to retract said bar, that is move it toward the right, when operating bar is pulled down by operation of the resetting lever, the-movement of bar 33 toward the lett being caused by the upward movement of the cam bar, or by operation of the resetting lever, all of which will be more fully explained.

73 denotes a cam plate which is riveted to special resetting bar 33 and cooperates with in inwardly extending lug 74 on a plate 5 which 1s riveted to vertical locking bar :it to force said bar downward should it not drop by gravity when released by catches 109, presently to be described, when special resetting bar 3?) is moved toward the right.

18S denotes a guide for operating bar 35 which is rigidly secured to a portion of the framework.

70 denotes the party levers which are pivoted between broadly U-shaped brackets 77 themselves riveted to the framework. The outer arm of each party lever extends through a slot 78 in the back plate 79, the central portion of each lever being struck upon a curve that will always fill the slot. The outer arms are provided with recesses indicated by a dotted line in Fig. 2 to receive a card bearing the name of the party which is exposed through a slot 80 in the arm. The inner arm of each party lever, indicated spel citically by S1, extends through a slot 82 in the corresponding resetting bar and through a slot 83 in a link Sel, slot 82 being elongated to permit movement of the resetting bar indepem'lently ot' the party lever, as vill be more tully explained, and the slot in the link permitting return movement of thc level' without producing suflicient movement ot' the link to unlock the wedge system, presently to be explained. Each link is connected to the correspondiilg party bar 31 by means of a stud shown as flattened, which is riveted in a slot 145 in the link (sec Fig. fla in connection with Fig. 3b) and passes through a slot 80 in the corresponding resetting bar, said slot being elongated to permit independent movement of the resetting bar. ln the present instance, I have shown studs S5 as extending through slots in the party bars which inst receive them and as provided with cotter pins S7 passing through the ends of the studs to retain the party bars in place. rl`he left end of each link 84 is loosely connected to a wedge plate Each wedge plate is provided on both upper and lower sides with inclines 89 at its rear ends and inclines 90 at its forward ends. These inclines engage wedge plates 91 which are provided with corresponding inclines causing them to be raised by inward movement of wedge. plates 88, z'. e. movement toward the left. I have shown the links and wedge plates 88 as connected by means ot T- shaped lugs 92 on the links which engage correspondingly shaped recesses 93 in the' wedge plates, said recesses being provided with necks of greater width than the necks 9i of the lug, said necks and recesses being so shaped as to permit upward and dowmvard movement of the wedge plates when the links and wedge plates are moved laterally. Vedge plates 91. are provided with central angular recesses 95 which receive blocks 9G rigidly Secured to uprights of the framework, the reces,Y es being of greater height than the blocks so as to permit free vertical movement of the wedge plates. The upper wedge plate 8S engages a fixed wedge plate 97 having inclines corresponding with the upper inclines S9 and 90 on the upper wedge plate 99. Fixed wedge plate 97 forms a stop for the upper end of the wedge system. The wedge plates are shown as covered by a plate 98 which is tirmly riveted in place and is provided with a flange 99 having slots in which the left ends of the resetting bars slide.

204 (see Fig. 1) denotes slots in cover plate 98 to receive primary locking bars (not shown) when the machine is used in primary elections and where votes are challenged in ordinary elections. The resetting bars are extended toward the lett into position to engage these bars which lock the resetting bars and consequently lock the voting members in the lines where brimary locking bars are used. The lower wedge plate 88 engages a wedge plate 100 having upon its upper side inclines corresponding with the lower inclines 89 and 90 on the lower wedge plate S8, and on its lower side inclines 101 and 102 which are engaged by corresponding inclines on a wedge bar 103 having a slot 104 through which a pin 105 extends, said pin being riveted firmly in the framework. The functions and mode ot operation of wedge bar 103 will presently be fully described.

106 denotes a lug riveted to each party bar 31 and having an incline 107 which is engaged by a cross piece 108 on a double catch 109 pivoted on a stud 1,10 and retained thereon by a cotter pin, said stud passing through one of the horizontals of the framework. The two arms ot' the catch lie on opposite si des of locking bar 84 which is provided with an angular notch 111 see Fig. 5, which receives a flat stud 112 lying between the arms of catch 109 and serving as a space block, lugs at the ends of said stud passing through and being headed down on the outer sides of the arms.

113 denotes a plate rigidly secured to each resetting bar 32 and having at its right end as seen in Figs. 1 and 5 a projection having notches 114 adapted to be engaged by the cross piece of the corresponding catch to lock the resetting bar in its normal position and also to lock the voting members as will be more fully explained, and at its left end an inclined arm 115 the eind of which is offset as at 116 to bring it into its plane of engagement as will presently be described. The inclines and notches may be formed by cutting away the metal of the bars if preferred. At the left end of double catch 109 and extending from one side thereof is an arm 11T (see Fig. (ia) having a head 11S which is adapted to be engaged by offset 110 of arm 115. 119 denotes another arm extending from the left end of double catch 109 which is provided with a hook 120 which engages a slot 121 in a dog 122 pivoted to a bracket 123 extending from one of the U-shaped brackets 7T. A tooth 124 on dog 122 is adapted to engage a notch 125 in the corresponding link 84 for a purpose presently to be explained.

126 denotes the restricting shaft and 12T (see Fig. 14) the restricting lever which lies outside the framework of the machine on the front.

128 denotes an arm keyed or otherwise secured to the restricting shaft and 12) a link connected to arm 128 by a pivot 107 and to another link 130 by a pivot 190. See l `igs. 1, 5 and 7.

131 denotes the releasing shaft and 132 the releasing lever.

133 is a double bell crank lever keyed or otherwise secured to releasing shaft 131, and comprising double arms 134 and 135. The branches of arm 133 straddle locking bar 34 and carry a pin 130 which passes through a slot 13T in the locking bar. The branches of arm 135 straddlc the right end wedge bar 103 and carry a pin 13S on which link 130 is pivoted and which passes through a slot 13S) in wedge bar 103.

140 denotes a lip at the left end of special resetting bar 33 which is adapted to be engaged by a lug 141 on the right end of the wedge bar.

142 denotes a lug which projects from link 130 and is adapted to be engaged by lip 140 on the special resetting bar.

143 denotes an extension of locking bar 34 which extends upward to an opening 144 in back plate 79. At the upper end of the extension is a hook 140 which extends through opening 144 and down over the back plate in position to be engaged by a projection 14T on actuating slide 148 which operates the paper feed mechanism (not shown).

149 denotes the shutter openings and 150 the independent shutters.

The shutter operating mechanism is not illustrated and described in detail as specifically it forms no portion of the present invention. It is sufficient for the purposes of this specification to say that the operation of a party lever or the releasing lever raises locking bar 34 and extension 143 with its hook 146 which permits actuating slide 148 to be moved toward the left, thus enabling the voter to open the independent shutters. lVhen a shutter is opened projection 147 on the actuating slide is carried under the hook of extension 143 which retains locking bar 34 in the raised position and also locks the resetting lever as will be more fully explained. lVhen the machine is reset by operation of the exit mechanism (not shown), when the voter leaves the machine, extension 147 is withdrawn from under hook 146 which releases the locking bar.

The voting members 30 comprise oscillatory shafts journaled in the framework and having voting levers 151 lying outside the machine at the back. Each voting member provided with two parallel arms indicated respectively by 152 and 154, with a lug 1.35 which is adapted to engage a cam plate of an interlocking member 150 and with a lug 153 parallel with lug 155, the functions of which will presently be explained. Between arm 154 and lug 153 is a slot 194 in which the resetting bar 32 lies and between arm 152 and lug 153 is a slot. 105 in which the party bar 31 lies. The interlocking member used is the one illustrated and described in my former Letters Patent No. 900,905, dated October 13, 1908, and comprises cam plate 157, side plates 153. see Figs. 7 and 7a, and stud and slot connections between said plates acting to shorten the member when a cam plate is moved laterally. 'hcn a voting member is actuated, the lug 155 of said member engages a cam plate of the corresponding interlocking member, forces said cam plate laterally shortening and imparting rigidity to the member and locking all of the other cam plates so that under ordinary conditions no other voting member in that column can be operated as it will be locked in the nonvoting position by the corresponding cam plate of the interlocking member. The number of interlocking members in the machine corresponds with the number of columns of names of candidates.

1.3i), see Figs. 7, 9, l0 and 11 in connection with Figs. 1 and 14, denotes the restricting members which lie in a horizontal line below the lower line of voting members and comprise oscillatory shafts journaled in the framework in the same manner as the voting members. Each restricting member is provided with a lug 160 which is adapted to engage a cam plate 157 of an interlocking member in the same manner that it is engaged by lugs 155 of the voting members. Each restrict-ing member is also provided with arms 161 between which a dog 162 is pivoted, see Figs. 1 and 14. These dogs eX- tend upward through slots 168 in a plate 164 secured to the framework of the machine. The .function of these dogs is to engage lugs 153 on the voting members of the lower oice line to lock them out of operative position, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 (which see` in connection with Fig. all of which will presently be more fully eX- plained.

Turning now to Figs 12 to 16., inclusive, 165 denotes pins having heads 166 coinpriising coils which inclose the voting member shafts and retain the pins thereon leaving the pins free to slide. These pins may be moved in and out by hand but are preferably operated by a special tool (not shown). 167 denotes a locking slide having fianges 168 which are adapted to engage the inner coils of the pins to lock them in their normal or engaging position or in their disengaging position. The locking slides. which correspond in number with the lines of voting members, are provided with slots 169 and are supported by flattened studs 170 which engage the framework and pass through the slots and washers 171, the slides being held in place by cotter pins 172. The forward ends of the operative portions of the pins lie in slotsl 173, the forward ends of said slots acting as stops to limit the outward movement of the pins. The function of these pins is to connect the voting members with the party and resetting bars, movement of a party bar actuating the voting members of that party line. and locking of the resetting bars locking the voting members. In the normal position of the parts, the pins pass through lugs 154 on the voting members. through slots 198 in the resetting bars and through slots 192 in the party bars, see F igs. 1, 2 and 3, and the ends thereof engage sockets in lugs 152 on the voting members as clearly shown in Fig. 12. In the normal position of the parts, the locking plates lie in front of the inner coils of the pins and lock them against retraction. In Fig. 14, the pin has been retracted to disconnect the party bar from the voting member and it is locked in the retracted position by the engagement of a flange 168 of the locking plate with the inner coil of the pin which lies back of it. The locking slides are provided with recesses 174 which permit the anges to be moved out of alinement with the inner coils of the pins and are locked in the locking position by means of latches 175 which engage flanges 17 6 at the inner ends of the slides (see Figs. 15 and 16).

Turning now to Figs. 7 to 11, inclusive, 177 denotes an arm extending from restricting shaft 126 at an angle to arm 128. 178 denotes a link the left end of which is curved as clearly shown in Fig. 7 and which is pivoted to arm 177 and to restricting bar 179. The restricting bar is provided with slots 180. The restricting members carry double arms 181 which are keyed to the shafts of the members, straddle the restricting bar and are provided with corresponding holes 186 and 187 in the two branches. 182 denotes holes in one of the horizontals of the framework and 188 pins which are adapted to pass through either of the holes in double arms 181 and through slots 180 in the restricting bar or through holes 182 in the horizontal of the framework. One of the branches of each double arm is provided with an extension 184 to which a swinging spring latch 185 is pivoted. This latch may be swung aside to permit the removal of a pin from either a slot in the restricting bar or a hole in the horizontal and the corresponding hole in arm 181 and its transfer to the other position. Fig. 9 shows the position of the parts when a double arm is connected to the restricting bar and the bar has been moved toward the right to the restricting position, the in passing through hole 186 in the branches of the double arm and a slot in the restricting bar and being locked in place by the spring latch. Fig. 1() shows the position of the parts when the restricting bar is in its normal or non-restricting position. (See also Figs. 7 and 14 which show the same position of the parts.) Fig. 11 shows the position of the parts when a restricting member is in the non-restricting position and is locked against operation. The pin has been removed from the slot in the restricting bar and hole 186 in the double arm and has been passed through hole 187 in the double arm and a hole 182 in a horizontal of the framework and locked there by the spring latch.

The machine is of course normally locked. This position of the parts is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6. The first act of a voter is to operate entrance mechanism (not shown) to unlock the machine. The operation of the ent-rance mechanism raises cam bar 86 from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5 to the position shown in Fig. 3. As the cam bar moves upward the rollers on pins 49 will travel toward the left in slots 38 and 41 and will carry double links 44 and 190 toward the left. This movement will have no effect on party bars 31 and resetting bars 32 for the reason that pins 47 will travel toward the left in the slots 48 n the party and resetting bars. Link 1.90, however, is pivotd to special resetting bar 33 and will therefore move said bar toward the left. In the normal or locked position of the machine, the offsets 55 of latches 50 will lie in front of' shoulders 56 on dogs 57 (see Figs. 1 and The dogs are moved to this position through the engagement of pins 54 with the upper ends of slots 37 in the cam bar by the downward movement of said bar when the exit mechanism (not shown) is operated by a voter leaving the machine. The function of these latches is to lock the party bars against movement by the party levers until after the position of the parts is such that the counters (not shown) will be engaged by operated voting members, specificallyv until the counter pins (not shown) are in position to be engaged by the counter dogs. This mechanism is omitted for the sake of clearness as it forms no portion of the present invention. During the latter portion of the upward movement of the cam bar caused by operation of the entrance mechanism, pins 54 will be engaged by the lower ends of slots 37 in the cam bars and the latches will be raised as in Fig. 3, leaving the party bars unlocked and subject to operation by the party levers.

The noting operation-Let us suppose. first, th at the voter desires to vote a straight party ticket; second, that he desires to scratch or split; and, third, that he desires to vote for a portion only of the ofiices to be voted for or scattering, or independently. The inner arm 81 of each party lever 7G passes through an elongated slot 82 in the corresponding resetting bar and thrmigh a slot 83 in a link 84 which is connected to a flattened stud 85 lying in an elongated slot 86 in the resetting bar and engaging the party bar, it being understood that while the party bars (as viewed in Figs. 1 and 8) lie in front of the resetting bars the links lie back of the resetting bars, the party bars not extending as far to the left as the resetting bars which are extended to engage primary locking bars (not shown). When a party lever is operated, i. e. pulled, the corresponding party bar is operated which carries all the voting members in that party line to the voting position and causes the lugs 155 of the voting members, see Fig. 7a, to engage cam plates of the corresponding interlocking members. the effect of which is to shorten the interlocking members and impart rigidity thereto thereby locking the voting members in all other party lines and also the independent voting mechanism in the non-voting position. The movement of the link 84 toward the left by the party lever causes said link to move the corresponding wedge plate 88 toward the left, the eect of which is to raise the wedge plates 91 and the other wedge plates 88 of the system and to lock the wedge system, as t already explained, thereby locking all of the other party levers in the nonvoting position and rendering it impossible to place any strain on any portion of the voting mecha nism and to cast a fraudulent vote. The voted position of a party line is shown in Fig. 3. The first portion of the voting movement of a party bar carries the corresponding wedge plate 88 toward the left far enough to take up the entire slack in the system of wedge plates and thus lock all other party levers, the full travel of the operated party lever and party bar carrying the wedge plate 88 to the position shown. This locking of the wedge system and party levers in practice takes place during the first sixteenth of an inch travel of the party bar. In practice, owing to the slots 192 in the party bars through which the pins 165 of the voting members pass, the party bar travels three-sixteenths of an inch, more or less, before it commences to operate the voting members. At this point the incline 107 on the party bar will have traveled toward the left from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5 toward the position shown in Fig. Further movement of the party bar by the party lever causes catch 109 to ride up incline 107 clearing the notches 114 on the resetting bar and leaving said bar unlocked. An instant later offset 110 on arm 115 of plate 113, see Figs. 6a and 6b, comes in contact with head 118 of arm 117 extending from double catch 109 which gives a relatively faster travel to the catch and Quickly carries it to the position shown in Fig. 3. The last effect of this movement is to unlock all other party lines and the independent voting mechanism permitting split voting. This unlocking does not take place, however, until the slack is laken out of the interlocking members, andl they are rendered rigid, so that it is impossible at this moment to operate a voting member in some other party line and thus secure a fraudulent vote before finishing the party vote. As soon as the catch 109 corresponding with the operated party bar starts up the incline it commences to raise locking bar 34,through the engagement of stud 112l with notch 111 in the locking bar (see Fig. 5). The first portion of the movement, however, does not raise the catches 109 of the other party lines, which are not raised until the locking bar has moved upward sufliciently to cause the lower sides of notches 111 to engage the corresponding studs 112. The last portion of the upward movement of the locking bar is very quick owing to the short distance from the stud 110 on which the catch is pivoted to stud 112 which raises the locking bar. This last portion of the upward movement of the locking bar is caused. as already explained, by the engagement of offset 116 with head 118 upon the catch.

When the locking bar is raised by the operation of a party lever, extension 1413 is raised also and the hooked upper end 146 of said extension is raised above projection 147 on the actuating slide 148 which operates the feeding mechanism ot the. independent voting strip (not shoivn). The opening of a shutter 150 for independent voting carries actuating slide 148 toward the left, projection 147 passing under hooked end 146 which has been raised as already described, from the position shown in Fig. 1, thus retaining the extension and the locking bar in the raised position, from which position it can not be returned until the exit mechanism is operated bv the voter on leaving the machine. It will of course be understood that the interlocking member prevents the opening of an independent shutter until the regular voting member corresponding With that shutter has been moved from the voting to the non-voting position. This is not illustrated in this applieation for the reason that speciiicallv it forms no portion of the present invention, it being deemed sufficient for the purposes of this specification to show how the independent voting mechanism is unlocked by operation of locking bar Having cast a straight party vote the voter should he desire to scratch any of the candidates of his party does so by unvoting the voting members correspondingr with the candidates for Whom he docs not desire to vote; that is, he moves the voting members corresponding with the candidates for Whom he does not desire to vote from the voting position to which they have been moved by the party lever and party bar to the non-voting position. Should he desire to split. that cast votes for candidates of another party` he does so by moving the corresponding voting members from the non-voting to the voting position. lt will of course be understood that having scratched a candidaten that is unvoted a vote already cast, he relieves the tension on the corresponding interlocking member so that a vote may be cast for the candidate of any other party for the same office.

In order to prevent a voter Who has voted a party ticket and then split upon one or more candidates of his party from atter- Ward operating the same partv lever again and putting the entire force of the party lever upon a single voting member and the resulting danger of injury to the machine and the possibility of getting in an eXtra vote, dogs 122 are provided. These dogs engage notches 125 in the links 84 corresponding with actuated party bars, and are provided with slots 121 Which are engaged by hooks 120 of arms 119 extending from catch 109. iVhen the party bar is moved toward the left by operation of the party lever, the corresponding link S4 moves to the left beyond dog 122 before catch 109 will permit the dog to drop down far enough to engage the notch` but when a voter scratches a candidate for Whom he has already voted, the return of the corresponding voting member from the voting to the non-voting position will, through the engagement of the pin 165 ot' the voting member with the slot 192 in the party bar move said bar to the right far enough to permit the dog to engage the notch 125 in the link 81 and thus render it impossible to again operate the party bar by means of the party lever until after the mechanism has been re-set, as by operation of the cam bar when the voter leaves the machine or by operation of the resetting lever presently to be described. Nor can the voter operate any other party lever, for the reason that after a party lever has been operated and the party bar and link S4 have been moved far cnc-ugh tofvard the left to canse the corresponding wedge plate 8S to take up the slack in the Wedge system, it is impossible to withdraw wedge plate 8S to its original position for the reason that the movement of a party bar toward the right by the operation otl scratching does not withdraw the Wedge plate tar enough to release the wedges ot the system and return ot the party lever to its normal position will not draw back the Wedge plate far enough to release the Wedges of the system owing to the length ot' the slot S3 in the link 84 through which the inner arm of the party lever passes.

T/zc 'Peleas/ing] mm1/z(liliana-Should a voter not wish to vote any party ticket but prefer to vote scattering for the candidates ot dit'- ferent parties or to vote for candidates for a part only ot the cliices to be voted for, he is not obliged to operate a party lever 76 but may operate releasing lever 132, the effect of which is to lock all the party levers and to unlock all the voting members; in other words. a voter has the option of operating a party lever and voting a straight ticket and then scratching or splitting it' he chooses or of operating the releasing lever and then voting scattering for a portion or all of the otlices to be voted for. Operation of the releasing lever oscillates shaft 131 and bell crank lever 183. Pin 13S carried by arm 135 ot the bell crank lever is at the left end of slot 139 in wedge bar 103 and pin l13G carried by arm 131V ot the bell crank lever is at the upper end of slot 13T in locking bar 34. ledge bar 10? is moved toward the left which locks the Wedge system and makes it impossible to operate any party lever. Simultaneously with the movement of the Wedge bar the locking bar is raised, and an instant after the locking of the party levers by means of the Wedge system studs 112 carried by double catches 109 will be engaged b v the lower walls of notches 111 in the locking lever and continued movement of the releasing lever and the locking bar 34e will raise all of the catches 109 and release the party bars, leaving all the voting members and the independent machanisin free to be operated. By insuring the locking of all party levers before the party bars and voting members are released, it is rendered impossible to partially operate the releasing lever; then operate a voting member and then pull the party lever of some other party line. which would put the entire force applied to the party lever upon the voting member operated and might result in the casting oit a .fraudulent vote or in serious injury to the. machine; in other words, the present construction renders the casting of a fradulent vote and injury to the machine practically impossible. Furthermore, when the releasing` lever is fully operated catches 109 through hooks 12() on arms 119 forming a part of the catches will permit the correspending` dogs 122 to drop into the notches 125 of links S4. thereby locking said links and doublv locking the party levers. It will be seen that after the releasing lever has been operated it will be impossible to return the same and unlock the party levers or to lower locking bar 34 as the pin and slot connections between bell crank lever 133 and wedge plate 103 and between said lever and the locking bar render this impossible. pins 13S and 130 merely moving in slots 139 and 137 in the wedge bar and locking bar when the releasing lever and bell crank lever are operated, but without imparting movement to the wedge bar and locking ba r which remain in the position to which they have been moved bv the operative movement of the releasing lever. ln other words, the releasing lever having been operated to perform the releasing movement just described cannot be again operated to return the parts to their normal position. This can only be done bv operation of the resetting lever presently to be described. lt will be obvious furthermore that after a party lever has been operated and the locking lever has been raised thc releasing lever will be powerless as oscillation thereof will merely cause pins 13S and 136 to move in the slots in wedge bar 103 and the locking bar but without imparting any movement thereto.

Tf1@ resetting 'moduniismfihis mechanism is provided in order to enable a voter who has operated the wrong party lever or made a mistake of any kind or who desires to return all operated voting mechanisn'i to its normal or non-voting position without operation of the counters to do so by operation of resetting lever 67. The effect of this would be to reset the voting members and the party levers and to unlock the wedge system, which would be otherwise impossible as the returning of the voting members to their non-voting position, z'. e. scratching, would not unlock the wedge system and enable him to operate another party lever. The resetting lever is rigidly secured to resetting shatt 66 which extends through the face plate and lies on the back of the machine. Operation of the resetting lever by means of crank 68 and double link GS) draws down operating bar 35 which is provided with slots G1 corresponding with the party lines. lVhen a party bar is operated the corresponding double bell crank lever 59 is moved from the position shown in Figs. 1 and to the position shown in Fig. 3 by means of the arm 63 which extends from dog 57 rigidly secured to the party bar and engages the cross pin 62 carried by the bell crank lever. This does not change the position of the operating bar, but carries cross pin 60 to the upper end of slot 61 so that when the resetting lever is operated the operating bar will s Ying the bell crank lever back to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5. lin the normal or reset position of the parts the arms (53 and 01 which extend from dogs rigidly secured to the party and resetting bars are in alinement with each other as in Figs. 1 and lVhen a party bar is operated the corresponding arm 03 will be moved forward out of alinement with arm 04 as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. Should the releasing lever be operated, however, instead of a party lever, arm 63 would remain in its normal position as in Figs. 1 and 5, but the arm (Slt would be engaged and the resettin g bar carried forward by the operation of a voting member. No matter what position may be taken by the party and resetting bars, when operating bar is pulled down by operation of the resetting lever, the party and resetting bars will be returned to their normal position through the engagement of pins G2 on bell crank lever 59 with the arms G3 and G4. As the two arms of the bell crank lever lie on opposite sides of the party and resetting bars and the arms, it is rendered practically impossible for the parts to get out of alinement and fail to work properly. he downward movement of the operating bar, position not shown, also acts to move special resetting bar 33 toward the right through the engagement of cam plate 70. sec Figs. 1 and 5, on the operating bar with lug` 71 on plate 72 which is rigidly secured to bar 33. This movement is permitted by enlargement 42 of slot 41 in the cam bar in which the roller on pin 49 on link 190 now lies. The special resetting bar in turn acts to return locking bar 311 to its normal position through the engagement of cam plate 73 on bar 33 with lug 74 eX- tending from plate 75 which is rigidly' secured to the locking bar. And furthermore, bar 33 withdraws wedge bar 103, if it has been operated by the releasing lever, or the restricting mechanism, presently to be described, through the engagement of lip 140 0n bar 33 with lug 141 on the wedge bar, thus leaving the wedge system unlocked; in fact, leaving the entire machine in its normal position, that is, as it was before the operation of a party lever or the releasing lever. It will be seen that should a voter operate a party lever and afterward desire to change his vote, whether or not there has been splitting, or should he have operated the releasing lever and voted scattering for the nominees of different parties, he can by operating the resetting lever undo all that has been done and reset the mechanism so that he can operate any party lever or vote another scattering ticket, provided, however, that he has not opened an independent shutter. 1f a voter elects to vote independently, that is, not for the candidates of any party, but upon a ticket of his own making, which he must do by means of the independent voting mechanism which specifically forms no portion of the present invention, he must open one or more of the independent shutters. The opening of an independent shutter moves the actuating slide 14S for the paper feed mechanism toward the left and causes projection 147 to pass under hook 146 on extension 143 of locking bar 34, thereby locking said bar in the raised position and rendering it impossible to release the wedge system and thereby unlock the party levers and render the releasing mechanism operative. That is, it will be impossible for him to operate resetting lever 67 enough to withdraw wedge bar 103 if the releasing lever has been operated or to withdraw wedge plate 88 if a party lever has been operated. In brief, the opening of an independent shutter renders it impossible to unlock the wedge system, which can only be done after the opening of an independent shutter by operation of the cam bar by means of the exit mechanism when the voter leaves the machine. Under ordinary conditions, however, that is when an independent shutter has not been opened, the operation of a party lever 76 or the releasing lever 132 or a voting member 30 does not affect the resetting mechanism with the exception of swinging bell crank levers 59 from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Should this movement take place, pins 6() would pass to the lower ends of slots 61 in operating bar 35, but without imparting any movement to the bar.

D//aconncoting @ot/ng members 0r ofce Zines from the party Zcvcrsf-llhen this has been done it follows that when a party lever is operated to vote a party ticket the otice lilies or voting members that have been disconnected will not be voted. This is sometimes necessary in using a cumulative voting attachment where additional otlice lines are used, some of which are not connected to party levers, also in case of nomination by petition where one slack is placed in the interlocking members of two 4oiiice lines, one line having the regular party nominees and being connected to the party lever, the other line having the petition nominees being disconnected from the party lever. In operation this feature works as follows: Operating the party lever operates the voting members of all the party candidates. Should the voter instead desire to vote for the petition nominees, he would have to scratch the party nominees before he could do so. Should the voter instead of operating a party lever operate the releasing lever, he could then vote for the party or petition nominees as he saw fit. This mechanism is clearly illustrated in Figs. 12 to 16, inelusive. It will be seen in Figs. 12 and 14 that the resetting bar 32 lies in a slot or recess 194 between arm 154 and lug 153 of the voting members and that the party bar 31 lies in a slot or recess 195 between lug 153 and arm 152 of the voting members. In Fig. 12, pin 165 is shown as extending through arm 154 and lug 153 and as engaging arm 152. This is the normal position of the parts andleaves the voting members connected to the party bars and subject to operation by the party levers. The pins 165 are locked in this position by means of locking slides 167 which engage the front side of the inner coils of the pins as in Fig. 12 and lock them against retraction, the slides being locked in place by latches 17 5 which engage 'flanges 176 of the locking slides as in Fig. 15. 1n Fig. 14, the pin 165 is shown as withdrawn from arm 152 of the voting member and from the slot 192 in the party bar and as locked in the retracted position by the locking slide which lies back of the inner coil of the head of the pin. In this position of the parts, the disconnected voting members are wholly free from the party bar and operation of the party bar has no effect upon such disconnected voting members. Should the voter desire, however, after having operated a party lever and voted the connected voting members, he can split and vote the disconnected voting members. Vllhen the voter leaves the machine, the resetting bar will return all voted disconnected voting members the same as the connected voting members. To set up the machine and disconnect an office line from the party bars. the custodian would raise the latches 175 and would move the locking slides toward the right (looking from the front of the machine), as shown in Fig. 13, when the pins 165 of the office line to be disconnected would be withdrawn as in Fig. 14.

After the office line or lines has been disconnected, locking slides 167 would be returned to their normal position and locked there by the latches.

The restricting mechanismtThe restricting lever 127 lies outside the casing of the machine on the front. This lever is rigidly connected to restricting shaft 126. lVhen a voter of limited franchise approaches the machine. as, for example, a woman who might be permitted to vote only for members ot the board of education, the custodian operates the restricting lever. the etl'ect ot' which is to swing arm 177 from the vertical position as in Fig. 5 to the horizontal position as in Fig. 7, which operates restricting members 159 by means of restricting bar 179 and link 178 which is pivoted to the restricting bar and the curved left end of which is pivoted to arm 177. The restricting shaft also carries arm 128 which is connected to arm 135 of bell crank lever 133 and to wedge plate 103 by means ot links 129 and 130, the latter carrying pin 138 lying in slot 139 in the wedge bar and passing through arms 135 of the bell crank lever. lVhen the restricting members are operated by the restricting lever, the lugs 160 on the restricting members will engage the corresponding cam plates of the interlocking memberstaking the slack out of said members and leaving them rigid and thereby locking the independent shutters and all of the voting members with the exception of the voting members in the lower line, which are in position to act on the same cam plates that have been acted on by the restricting members. The voting members in this lower line, however, are locked by means of dogs 162 which are pivoted to arms 161 of the restricting members. These dogs engage the lugs 152% of the voting members in the lower office line and lockV them as in Fig. 7. Thus the voting members of all the oiiice lines are locked when the restricting lever is operated provided that the connection has been made between restricting members 159 and restricting bar 179. Ordinarily the entire voting mechanism of the machine is restricted, i. e. connected to the restricting mechanism.y with the exception ot certain voting members in part of the otiice lines which may be voted by limited franchise voters. The connection and disconnection of the restricting members with the restricting bar is effected by means of the pins 183 of the restricting members which are adapted to engage the slots 180 in the restricting bar. Fig. 9 shows the position of the parts when the double arm 181 of a restricting member is connected to the restricting bar and the bar has been moved toward the right to the restricting position, the pin passing through the hole 186 in the branches of the double arm and a slot 180 in the restricting bar and being locked in place by spring latch 185.

Fig. 10 shows the position of the parts when the restricting bar is in its normal or nonrestricting position, and Fig. 11 shows the position of the parts when the restricting member is in its non-restricting position and is locked out of operation. The pin has been removed from hole 186 in the double arm and from the slot in the restricting bar and has been passed through hole 187 in the double arm and a hole 182 in a horizontal member of the framework and locked thereby the spring latch. 1t will be obvious that operation of the restricting lever will lock all the votingmembers corresponding with, that is, in vertical alinement with, restricting members connected to the restrictingbar as in Figs. 9 and 10 and will have no etfect on voting members in vertical alinement with the restricting members locked out of operative position as in Fig. 11.

It will be remembered that the ordinary voter, that is, a voter with unrestricted tranehise, has the option otl operating a party lever and voting a party ticket or of operating the releasing lever and voting scattering. In the case of a restricted voter, however, the party levers are locked by operation ot the restricting lever and it is desirable that the restricted voter should not be compelled to operate the releasing lever as it would necessitate an additional operation, but that the restricted voter should be enabled to vote for the candidates to which he or she is entitled to vote with the least possible trouble. This result is accomplished as follows: Then the custodian operates the restricting lever on the approach of a voter with limited franchise, he causes lug 142 on link 130 to be moved from the position shown in Fig. 5 into engagement with the lip 140 at the left end of special resetting bar 33, the position of links 129 and 13() being intermediate the position in Fig. 5, and that in Fig. 7 and the pivot 196 connecting the links being above a line intersecting the point ot' engagement ot lug 142 with lip 140 and the center of pivot 197 connecting link 129 with arm 12S on the restricting shaft. lVhen the voter operates the entrance mechanism and raises cam bar 36, special resetting bar 33 will be moved toward the left by means of double link 190 and the roller carried by a pin 49 and engaging slot 41 in the cam bar. The effect of this movement of bar 33 will be to move links 129 and 130 from the intermediate position (not shown) to the position shown in Fig. 7 and to move bell crank lever 13S trom the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 7, which moves wedge bar 103 toward the lett and raises locking bar 34 in the same manner as when the bell crank lever is operated by the releasing lever. The movement of the wedge bar locks the wedge system and the party levers and the raising of bar 3a raises catches 109, thereby unlocking the voting members. llt will be apparent that owing to the free movement ot links 129 and 130 as described the restricting lever and the restricting bar will not be returned to their normal position by the downward movement of the cam bar caused by operation of the exit mechanism when the restricted voter leaves the machine, and so long as restricted voters continue to vote the custodian has nothing further to do. This is a desirable feature, as most voters of limited franchise are women and a number ot them usually vote together. As soon as a voter having unlimited franchise approaches the machine to vote, the custodian returns the restricting lever to its normal position thereby throwing oil the restriction and leaving the ordinary voting mechanism of the machine in its normal locked position and subject to unlocking by the raising of the cam bar when the entrance mechanism is operated. lt will of course be understood that when a restricted voter leaves the machine the lowering ot' the cam bar by the exit mechanism withdraws wedge bar 103 and lowers locking bar 34 in precisely the same manner as when avoter with unlimited franchise leaves the l'nachine. the only ditlerence being that after a restricted voter has voted it the next voter is a restricted voter no opeation of the restricting lever is required. but it the next voter is a non-restricted voter the custodian must return the re'iticing lever to its normal position and throw @if the restriction before the non -resrictcd voter operates the entrance mechanism and raises the cam bar. It will be obvious that owing to the two link connection (links 129 and 130) between the releasing mechanism and the restricting mechanism operation ot the releasing mechanism in ordinary voting will have no effect on the restricting mechamsm.

The c/fcct of ope/ration of like entrain/c anni afrit mccmm's)aa-This has been already described in effect in the description ot the voting, releasing and resetting mechanisms. It has been made clear that the mechanism ot the present application is unlocked and locked by the up vard and downward .movements ot the cam bar and that so tar as the present invention is concerned it is immaterial by what specific term ot entrance and exit mechanism the cam bar is operated. In Figs. 1 and 5 the parts are at their normal or locked position. Operation of the entrance mechanism raises the cam bar which by means ot double links 44 raises latches 5() out ot engagement with shoulders 5G on dogs 57 on the party bars and by means of double links 190 moves special resetting bar 33 toward the lett, thereby leaving the party levers and locking bar 34 unlocked, and leaving special resetting bar in position to be operated by resetting lever G7, operating bar 35, cam plate and lug 71 on plate 72 to insure the return of locking bar 311 to its normal position by means of cam plate 73 and lug "It on plate 75. lVhen the voter leaves the machine he operates exit mechanism which lowers the cam bar to its normal position, as in Figs. 1 and 5. The e'lfect ot this movement is, by means ot links #ist and 190, to return the party bars, resetting bars and special resetting bar to their normal position by movement toward the right, and also through the engagement ot pins 165 of the voting members with slots 192 in the party bars to return all operated voting members to their normal position, to withdraw any operated wedge plate 88 or wedge bar 103, it it has been operated, leaving the wedge system unlocked, to draw down locking bar 3+, it it does not drop, and with it extension 148 thereby locking the independent voting shutters, and to lower catches 109, the cross pieces 10S ot which engage notched projections 114 on plates 113 on the resetting bars7 and also to lower the latches 50 to the locking position, thereby locking the resetting and party bars.

[fl/frat modi mail fofH/t-W-l`his modification shows a torni ot locking mechanism adapted to be used where no provision is made for disconnecting the voting members from the party bars and consequently from the party leers, the resetting bars being dispensed with and their functions performed by the party bars. T he mechanism is illustrated in Figs. '1T to 20, inclusive, Fig. 17 being a detail plan view showing the modified form of connection between the party lever and the party bar; Fig. 18 a detail elevation, the parts being in a position corresponding with Fig. 1. that is, the party bar being locked; Fig. 19 a similar view showing the position ot the parts when a party line has been voted and Fig. 20 showing the position of the parts when a split vote has been cast. This torni of the mechanism is in many respects preferable where it is not required to disconnect the voting members trom the party bars. The party lever 7G is pivoted between brackets 77 as before and the wedge svstem and party bars 31 operate as betore. 'The links corresponding with the links Si of the other form are numbered 226, and the locking bar 3J( ot 'the other form is in this torm numbered Q27. 198 denotes an extension ot the party bar which is riveted between each party bar and a catch plate Each party bar 231 and extension 19S is provided with notches 199, each party bar, party bar extension and catch plate Q02 is provided with a slot Q90 through which a flattened stud Q15 extends, the slot being of' sufficient length to permit splitting, and the extension is provided with a slot 201 t0 pro-vide Clearance for the party ley er. Stud 215 is riveted to link 226 and slides in the party har. lthe extension and the Catch plate. The eonnwflion et link 220 with wedge plates 8H is the saine as in the other forni. 22:2 denotes an incline on link 220, the funetions of this ineline and notehes 19S) heing the saine as those of notehed projections 11-1 and inelines 10T of the other form. 20S denotes a pawl pivoted on a stud which is fixed in one of the horizontals of the framework 433, extends through aslot in leeking har 227 and carries a washer 22S) outside ol the loeking` har7 Vfor which it serves as a guide.. Pawl 208 is provided with an upwardly extending arm 209 which is engaged hy an iii\\'ai' lly turned lug 205 on catch plate 202. as will. he more fully explained. 210 denotes a rounded recess in pawl 208 whirh is enraged hy a rounded projeetion i630 on a dog' 211 whieh is pivoted on a stud 2l?) seated in a liraeket 224 which is riveted with brackets 77 to a suitable portion ol the framework. 214Y denotes a pin extending from pawl 20S and engaging an opening' 221 in locking' har 227. said opening` heine` larger than the pin tor a purpose presently to he explained. (latch plate 202 is provided with an opening 209 to elear .stud 12 and pin 214. 228 denotes a projection on the link shown in the present instaure as formed at the right end ot a noteh 223. the purpose of which will presently he expliined. 210 denotes a eounterweight, the tunetion ot vhieh is to lialauee lookingv har 22T. This weight is earried hy a lever 21T pivoted as at 21S to a hi'aeket 220 whieh is rigidi),r eeured to the framework. The enal ot Vthe lever opposite to the counter-weight piv oted to the lorking' har as at 21E). lhe .peration ot this modification is hrietly as follows: ln Fig. 18, the party har I` 1 is shown at its extreme position toward the right, whieh is the loeked or non-voted position of the maehine. lorkingv har 227 heing;- at its normal position after iiafiluL-j returned pawl 2019 to the loel-:ed position. Should .i voter pull a partv lever. the party liarv the partf,v har extension. the link and the riteh plate will he moved toward the lett infl the pawl will ride up ini-line on link 20 elearingj notrhes 10) en the party har and the party har extension. Further travel ofi the operating eatrh toward the lett will eause loir 205 thereon to engage arin 20S) ot the pawl and will lift the pawl t'roin the position shown in Fir'. 1S to the position shown in Fig. 10. The movement of the operated pa wl raises locking har 227 through the ein I@agement ot pin 214 with the upper wall ot the eorresponding` opening in the loeking' har and the looking' hai in turn through the engagement ot' the lower walls ot the other openings 221 therein willi the pins 214 upon the other pawls will raise the other pawls out of engagement with the notches 190m the Corresponding' party hars and extensions leaving all the party liars and eonsequently all the votino` meinhers unlocked. lt should loe noted that the lirst portion of the upward movement of the looking har caused hy the operated pawl 20S riding' up an incline 222 does mt disengage the other pawls troni the notches of the correspon:lingl party hars and extensions. This is owing' to the faet that the openings 221 in the loeking oar are larger than the pins 214; on the pawls, consequently the other pawls are not raised until. the locking bar has heen moved upward 'far enough to cause the lower walls of the openings to engage the pins. The, openings and pins in fact are so proportioned that the unlocking of the other party liars does not take place until the lug 205 on the catch plate 202 Corresponding' with the operated party liar Comes in eontaet with the arm 20) of the pawl. ll'lhen a party lever has heen fully operated the parts will he in the position shown in Fig. 1i), the pin 211 Corresponding with the operated party line will he in en- `a'agjeinent with the upper wall of the correspondingl opening; All of the other pins 214V will he in engagement with the lower walls ot the eoresponding openings 221, The inner arm 81 ot' the party lever ena/ages a slot 83 in the link the same as in tire fi hir torni. It will he remembered that rid :"l is riveted to the link and passes through slot 200 in the party bar, the eX tension and the eateh plate, the extension and the (fateli plate being riveted to the party har. Should a voter undertake to operati a voting;V nie'nil'ier before pulling the roi-responding party lever, the party har and extension havingnotches .199 would he Carried to the left, the link 220 having ineline 222 remainingI in the position shown in Fir'. 1S, The efleet would he that notches 19S) would engage pawl 20S, and thus lock the party har against other than very slight movement and with it the votingmembers. Thisl meehanism makes it neeessa ry to either operate the party lever first or else to operate the releasing' lever 132 wh'eh was fully deserihed in the other form and is not illustratod in the present modilieation. ln Fig. ll, the party lever has been operated and the party har, the extension, the link and the eatrh plate have been moved the full distance tow rd the lett. The lirst elleet zt this4 movement is to earry the party bar toard the lett far enough to cause the wedge plate SS to loek the wedge system as in the other torni, thus rendering it impossible to operate any other party lever. *iinultaneously with this movement pawl 209 eommenees to ride up the incline 222 on the link to unlock the party line. It 

